Fox, Michael L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Michael L. Fox is a litigation managing attorney, with primary responsibility for Federal Practice, Employment and Discrimination Law, Education Law, Business Entity Disputes, Brokerage and Collections Matters, Bankruptcy, and Veterans Practice, as well as general civil litigation.

Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, in 2000 from Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA, with a major in Economics and a minor in Biology. He received the award for the highest standing in Economics, and was active throughout his college career, among other things serving as a member of the Middle States Period Review Report Committee for Bucknell, and as a member of the University Judicial Boards.

Michael received his Juris Doctor degree in 2003 from Columbia University School of Law, in New York City, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an Articles Editor on the Columbia Business Law Review.

Michael is admitted to practice in New York State, as well as in the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He previously worked as an associate in the litigation department of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, in Manhattan. Michael also clerked for the Honorable Lawrence E. Kahn, United States District Judge, Northern District of New York, in Albany.

Michael, a native of Orange County, is very active with the American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. He is currently the New York Young Lawyer Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates, and a Delegate to the NYSBA House of Delegates. He is also the Chair-Elect of the Young Lawyers Section of NYSBA and is past Secretary and Treasurer of the Section. Michael served as Program Co-Chair for the 2009 Young Lawyers Section two-day Bridge-the-Gap CLE during the NYSBA Annual Meeting. In addition, he is a Past Chair of the Committee on Community Service & Pro Bono of the Young Lawyers Section.

Michael has authored or co-authored several articles and CLEs concerning Federal civil procedure, attorney-client privilege & work product, electronic discovery, evidence and professional responsibility.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Claims Court
• Federal Trial Practice
• Multidistrict Litigation
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• US Supreme Court

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2007
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Member, New York Young Lawyer Delegate to ABA House of Delegates)
• New York State Bar Association (Member, Delegate - NYSBA House of Delegates)
• New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, June 1, 2011 - Present (Chair-Elect)
• New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section,, June 1, 2009 - June 1, 2010 (Former Secretary)
• New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, June 1, 2010 - June 1, 2011 (Former Treasurer)
• New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 2006 - 2008 (Former Chair, Committee on Community Service & Pro Bono)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• Orange County Bar Association (Past Member of Law Day Committee)
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Now New York City Bar) (Former Member)

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Mortar Board
• Dean's List (All Semesters)
• President's Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement, 1997 - 2000
• William C. Gretzinger Prize (Senior with Highest Standing in Economics)
• Louis W. Robey Prize (Senior Man and Woman Who Most Embody Idals of a Bucknell Education)
• Middle States Steering Committee for Development of Bucknell's Period Review Report, 1998 - 1999

Classes and Seminars

• Guest Lecturer, Real Property Class of Hon. Lawrence Kahn, on Topics Including Adverse Possession and Zoning, Sage College of Albany, 2006
• Guest Lecturer, Judicial Placement Class of Hon. Lawrence Kahn, on N.Y.S. Legislative Process, Albany Law School, 2006
• Electronic Discovery CLE , New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Fall Executive Committee Meeting and Afternoon CLE Program, In Albany, NY , October 23, 2009
• "Ask the Experts: Navigating Today's Competitive Job Market", New York State Bar Association Law Student Council 2010 Annual Meeting Program, In New York City, January 28, 2010
• "Involvement in the Organized Bar", American Bar Association Law Student Division Second Circuit Spring Meeting, at Pace Law School, White Plains, NY, February 27, 2010
• USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment & Re-Employment Rights Act) & Veterans' Re-Employment Issues, CLE, Orange County Government Center, June 10, 2010
• Electronic Discovery & Document Preservation, The Pine Bush Area Chamber of Commerce, Fall Mixer in Walden, NY, September 20, 2010
• Electronic Discovery & Technology in the Courtroom, CLE, New York State Bar Association Municipal Law Section Fall Meeting & U.S. Supreme Court Admissions Program, in Washington, D.C, October 17, 2010
• Electronic Discovery & Document Preservation, CLE, New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Bridge-the-Gap Program, NYSBA Annual Meeting in New York City, January 27, 2011

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Lawrence E. Kahn, U.S. District Judge, N.D.N.Y., Law Clerk, 2005 - 2007
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, Litigation Associate, 2003 - 2005
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, Litigation Associate, 2007 - 2008

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 2003
  J.D.
  Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  Law Review: Columbia Business Law Review, Articles Editor, 2002 - 2003
• Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2000
  B.A.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Economics
  Major: Biology

Fraternities/Sororities

• Chi Phi

Published Works

• It's No Joking Matter: Our Profession Requires Greater Civility and Respect, (Co-Author With Mark D. Fox & Michael L. Fox), New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 2, at 10, 2009
• The 2000 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, (Co-Author With Alan M. Klinger, James L. Bernard & Michael L. Fox), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 19-21, 2005
• An Update to A Comprehensive Survey of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine, (Co-Author with Alan M. Klinger, James L. Bernard, Michael L. Fox & Lauren E. Abolsky), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 19-21, 2005
• Family Unity or Family Crisis: Revisiting the Need for a Parent-Child Communication Privilege, (Co-author with Mark D. Fox & Michael L. Fox), Joan Fullam Irick Privacy Project: Phase II 41(Ass'n of Defense Counsel), 2004
• The 2000 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, (Co-Author with Alan M. Klinger, James L. Bernard & Michael L. Fox), Scottsdale, Arizona, Feb. 18-20, 2004
• Breaking Rocky Ground: Issues in Investment and Ethics in a Shaken Economy , 2002 COLUM. BUS. L. REV. 793, 2002 (To Tell or Not To Tell: Legal Ethics and Disclosure After Enron, COLUM. BUS. L. REV. 793, 867-925)
• US Congress-Korean National Assembly Youth Exchange Program, Mission Report, 144 CONG. REC. E1998-01, July 23-August 8, 1998

Address

158 Orange Avenue
Walden, NY 12586-2029

Phones

845-764-4285
866-535-4743

Faxes

845-778-5173

Emails

mlf@jacobowitz.com

Websites

http://www.jacobowitz.com